Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

in habi ta n ts of the a n nou ncer a n d p ress booths. It was rea lly o nly a sma ll loca l race even thoug h th e ven ue is world famo us, a bit disappoin ting to th ose wh o hoped tha t the last Ascot IT wo uld go o ut with a ban g and perha ps incl ude havin g so me of th e ol d IT champ ions o n ha nd if o n ly lO be int rod uced . In Hames' 600cc junior /Expert Pro heat ra Ce the leader at the end of th e usu al firs t , lapsorting out was Robert Damron , who was foll owed through th e esses by Do nnie H arrell and Ha rnes.. As the race progressed it was Harrell a nd Ham es providing the back and forth passin g th at IT raci ng is all abo u t, with H am es blasting . by Harr ell wh en he fin all y bobb led . Pau l Iwa n aga was th ird with Damron endi ng up fou rth . In the semi , Ben Bostro m held the front spot a ll th e way through the esses but got zapped o n the righ t-hander a fter th e jump by Bob Damron wh o co nt i n ued o n to win. Bostro m go t second with Pat McDan iel third a nd jack Zen ke fou rth . Hames a nd Damron th illed the onlookers as they raced for the esses a t the sta r t of the mai n, and they swapped the lead back a nd forth in th e tight twists with Iwan aga rig h t behind them. Ham es even tua lly go t th e up per hand and Damron ha d to sett le for the second spot, leavin g most of the fan cier raci ng to the pack behi nd . O n th e white n ag lap, Iwanaga go t a little wild and Harrell , who had been a ll pa tience beh ind him, gra bbed th e cha nce and came in th ird , follo wed by Iwan aga , Ala n McBee and Mike Inderbiuen. The Pro-Am mai n starred th e Bostrom Brot hers wi th Ben and Tory Bostro m a nd Ted Thompson lean ing back and forth o n each o ther go ing th rou gh the first section. T ory got away fro m th em by 3 sho rt margin . leavin g brother Ben an d Thompso n to scrap over second. with the run ner u p hon or s event ua lly going to Ben. . So ends th e Ascot IT steep lechases. But tracks and ra cers don't gi ve up easi ly and the re wa e those who were goi ng around sayi ng ma ybe there co u ld be o ne m or e befo re summer's en d , ge t the Vet class in it, etc., etc. And who kn ow s? If more than two and a half weeks cou ld be spe nt lO organize. maybe it ain't dead yeti Ricky Johnson Jean-Michel Bayle Johnny O'Mara Jeff Stanton .b am on Bradshaw Ron Lechien Guy Cooper Jeff Ward Tom Carson Fred Andrews / ~ Mike Jones I • " .y-.. ~ YOKOHAMA ') DELMONT. p~.~ ~.' R esults 125 AM COM BO : 1. Jdf Hoeppner (Ya m); 2. Na than Wa it ( K.aw) ; 3. J~ Winsto n (Hon): 4. Lester AlIt r (Kaw); 5. Eric Wood (Suz). 250 AM CO MBO; 1. Mathew Wail (SUl): 2. Denni s Bri~~ ( Ya m )~ .!. Ja y Lewis (SUl): 4. Geo rge Cu da (lion ): 4. Mi ke Zien in!'oki (Yam). 600 AM NOV : L Mike Wa yne (Han): 2. Ma rk Ledbetter (Han); 3. Chri l & il-e (Ya m ); 4. Tom Kane-(Ya m ); 5. Peter y $25,000 purse AJIl4 SANC T IO N E D May forth (Ya m) . 500 AM JR: 1. SIn-I:Creager (Ya m); 2. j eU joh nson (Ya m): .s. Lawrence Green CR IK);4. Ro n Bartels (Ya m ); 5. Gr~ lkla n Sunday, Sept. 30th • Race 1 p.rn .'- Adm . $15 Sat., Sept. 29th • AMATEUR MX RACING (Hon , 600 AM EX: L Bob Da mr o n C tK): 2. Ikon Bos trom (Rlx ); R .s. Jakt' h oke C RIK); 4. J im Dun b vry (Ya m); 5. Tom Wh ile (Y am). 600 JR EX PRO ; I. Pete Haron (H-D): 2. Robert Damro n (RlX); 3. Don nie H a rrell C Rtx); 4. Pa ul l wana ga (Han ); 5. Alan McBee (Roc). PRO·AM : l. Tory Bos trom C Rfx) ; 2. 8m Bostrom (RlX); , . Ted Thompson (H a n ); 4. j oe Ca rrera C tK); 5. Billy R Gonzala (ROl). Practice 8 a.m. • Race 10 a.m. • Riders fee $ Adm. $25> (Includes Sunday's ticket) Skipper sails at Mountain View MX By Dan Meeker SANDY, OR, AUG. 5 Ted Ski pper and Chris Brow n engaged in some co mpe ririve racin g a- th e two 250cc s Begin ner class riders battled no n-sto p in bot h rno to s at Mou nt a in View Raceway, The first mo to bega n wi th Brow n taki ng the early lead in the 250cc Be!';inner class , which was run sim u lta neo us ly with the 250cc j u niors. Onl y Monte Hill , the eve ntual winner in th e J unior class , was ahead of him. Skipper, mean wh ile, was follo wing ano ther Junior rider , Dann y Whi tsett , as he tri ed to keep Bro wn withi n striki ng di stan ce. Before the first lap was over, th ough , Wh itsett had ga lie n by Bro wn , a llo wing the two beg inners to battle for su premacy of their o wn class. At o ne point, the two riders negotiated a steep uphi ll j ump side by side with Bro wn o n th e inside . The inside line of the comer im mediately follo wi ng th e jump was extreme ly slick and it loo ked as th oug h Skipper mi ght make h is move to th e lead as Brown was forced to use that line. Brown was up to th e task, though , a nd held o n to th e lead. not o nly throug h that section. but thr ou !;hout the ho tly co n tested moto. Ro n Burns fin ished the mo to th ird. wit h Tony Ga llegly and Tom Coy rou nd in g o u t the to p five. Bro wn started m o to two in front of Ski p per an d, o nce again . th e two riders clashed th e en tire moto, By the time the second lap was fini sh ed. Sk ipper ' had passed Brown a nd stayed ahea d for two la ps befo re he a nd Brown came up on a lap ped rid er and in the p rocess of ge ll in g by h i m , Brown managed to maneuver his way by Skipper as well to rega in the lead . Ski p per kept th e p ressu re o n, however. a nd ultimately too k over th e lead for gbod on th e final lap, but even the n Brown near ly edged him o ut at th e checke red n ag. Ga lleg ly finished th ird in th e mot o , wh ich gave him thi rd o verall as welL Behind him Cov and Burns ro unded o ut the to p five. Skipper came from beh in d Car l Chadwick in th e first mo to and Robert Alford in the HOWARD O HNSON ~ Raea Headqu art e", Spec ial Rates f~1372-'022 H otel-M onroe ui tl e r:; Weekend Campin g - $1 per vehic le /jW6ECD/ ri':earl ...... ~. ~ . ffliiRim"' -g A RACIN DIRECTIONS: 12 mi. east of PA Tpk on Rt. 22 near Delmo nt. Rt. 66 north 3 rnl., then right on Slickville Rd. half m . approx. INFORMATION : (304) 594- 1157 - (412) 468-478 6 VIDEOS BY PROFESSOR BAILEY AIR MANIA Pros at Practice & Play $24.95 Taking 8 look 81 t he top Pros on a day of practice and play. See whal mOSI peo ple never see! 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